Folding bed



G. STACKHOUSE.

FOLDING BED.- I APPUCATION FILED 111N541 1918. 1,409,423. atented Mar- 14, 1922-.

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FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4. 1918.

1,409,423. Patented Mar. 14,1922;

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FOLDING BED. APPLICATION man M54. 191.8.

1,409,423. Patented Mar- 14, 1922'.

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To all whom 2'25 may concern: 9

- Be it known thatI, GEORGE SrAonHoUsE, citizen of the United States, residing at Berkeley, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Folding Beds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is a folding bed and particularly a folding coil spring bed.

In this specification and the annexed drawing, I disclose my invention in the form .which I consider the best, but I do not limit my invention to such form because it may be embodied in other forms and it is to be understood that in and by the claims follow.- ing the description herein .I intend to cover my invention in whatever form it may be embodied. T 1

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation unfolded in position for use. 1 i Figure 2 is a plan view of the bed unfoldedasinFigurel. Figure '3 is a view, partly in side elevation and partly in section, of my bed in partly folded condition- Figure 4 is a view, partly in section and partly in side elevation, of my bed completely folded. 5 7 .Figure 5 :is a front view of the bed.

Figure'6 is a detail sectional view ofthe pivot construction of the foot end of the bed. In the drawings, l'indicates a coil spring folding bed and'2indicates a bed casingin which the bed is mounted as will be more particularly described; The casing 2 is formed only with a rear wall 3 andv side walls 4, top and front walls being omitted to permit folding of the bed within and unfolding of the bed outside of the casing. On the inside of the side walls 4'near the forward edgethereof'and considerably above the bottom of the casing are secured bearings 5 in which are journaled a pivotshaftfi.

of my bed The bed 1 includes. a frame 7 formed of a plurality of pairs of frame members 8, 9,

10, 11, and 12. The frame members 8 are secured at one end to the pivot rod 6 and- Application filed'J'une 4,

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members 11.: The other end of frame members'll are-pivoted byf pivots'16 to'one end of frame members 12. The other end of theframe members 12 are pivoted by pivots 17 to the upper part of foot 18. Gastors 19 are arranged on the bottom of the foot 18 to roll along thefloor as the bed is folded and unfolded. The foot 18is formed of two upright side an le iron members 20 and a panel 21 interpose between and secured to said'angle iron members. The lower corners of the foot end of the frame members12 engage the front flanges 22 "of the angle iron members 20 and prevent the foot 18 from swinging inwardly on its. pivot 17. The upper corners of the foot end of the members 12 are rounded'to' permit the foot '18 toswing outwardly a suflicient distance so that it will remain. vertical during the folding and unfoldingof'the bed. Afoot 2O softhat it maylswing up into vertical" edge of the foot board engages the upper ATENT oFFIcE.

. position-or down over the bed. i The hinged 7 edge ofthepanel when the foot board is upright whereby the foot boardis held in such position; i

The frame members 9 to 12 inclusive are formed of angleiron, thehorizontal flanges of each'member and the members to which it .is pivoted engaging each other and pre; I

venting sagging of the frame'when the bed is unfolded in position for use. Iron bars 27 extend transversely under the bed frameand are-secured at'their respective ends to the members of eachpair of frame members 9 to 12 inclusive, upon which bars are mounted coil bed springs28.,- A rectangular frame 30 rests upon and is secured by straps 31 to the springs 28 mounted between each' pair, of frame members 9, to -12' inclusive. The transverse side members of adjacent framesBO' are coupled together by straps 32. The bed may besaid to include a plurality of sections, each section comprising a pair of side frame members. and its coil springs and mattress supporting means] The" bed mattress 35 rests upon the frames 30. A head board 40is pivotally mounted at the head of the bed by means of hinges 41 pivoted at 42 to the swinging end of framemembers 8 and pins 43 are providedon said members for engaging said hinges and holding the head board in an upright position.

75 board 25 is pivoted by pivots 26 to. the upper ends of the 'foot side. angle iron members An angle iron ii is secured to the lower edge,

of the head board and extends transversely of the head board. Counterbalancing springs are connected at their respective ends to the ends of angle iron 4st and to brackets 4C6 secured to the inside of easing walls l. Rests are secured to the inside of the side walls 4 upon which the bed frame members 10 rest .when the hed is folded up, whereby the inner part of the bed is solidly supported in folded position.

The bed is folded into the position shown in Fig. l, by pushing it into the casing 2 and folding the foot board 25 down upon the mattress, the springs a5 assisting in the initial folding movement of the bed and finally folding the head board upward on the bed. In the folding operation of the bed the members 8 are swung 180 degrees into vertical position downwardly from the shaft 6, the members 9 and 10 are swung into'horizontal position rearwardly from members 8 and the head board 40 is swung upwardly against the mattress 35 by the action of s orin 's 45 the members 11 are swun into a t: 7 t3 vertical position, the members 12 are swung into a horizontal positionwithin the casing 2 and the foot board 18 is brought in front of the casing 2, covering the front of the eas- The foot board 2 5 may be upholstered and I an upholstered bac lrfiOtshown in dott'ed lines in Fig. 1, may bemounted on the casingQ to form a davenport when the bed'is folded.

1 The bed may be readily unfolded for'usesimply by pulling it forwardly out of the casing-2, the spring 45 assisting the initial unfolding movement of the bed and unfolding the head board into vertical position until the bed is arrested by the engagement of members 8 in an upright position with lugs and then swinging up the foot board 25. The springs 45 thus serve several purposes, namely, assist the initial folding movement of the bed, fold the headboard, assist the initial unfolding movement of the bed and unfold the head board into position for use. The upright'posi'tion of the memhere 8 in the unfolded position of the bed makes it possible to fold the bed simply by pushing it inwardly.

The location ofhe pivot-6 in the forward part and considerably above the bottom of the casing 2, and the length of the bed sections, makes it possible to fold the bed partly below and partly above and mostly to the rear of the pivot in rectangular formation. The features of construction as above 7 pointed out combine to give the sections of the bed easy relative swinging leverage and easy folding action to the bed.

Having described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A folding bed including a plurality of sectionspivoted together, a'pair of frame members pivotally mounted and pivoted to the rear end section, a head board pivotedvto said frame members, and a spring connected to said head board, for assisting the initial.

folding and unfolding of the bed and for folding and unfolding said head board, said parts being arranged so that said frame members swing. into a downwardly extend ing vertical position, the next :two sections into horizontal position rearwardly of said frame members, the head board into hori zontal position under said next two sections,

the next section upwardly from the rearmost horizontally swung section, and the next sections into horizontal position forwardly of said vertically swung section whereby the bedis folded.

2. A folding bed including a plurality of sections pivoted together, and a pair of frame members pivotally mountedto rest in an upright position :when the bed-is unfolded, and in a downwardly extending position when the bed isrfolded, and a head board pivoted to the rearfpalrt-of'the bed,

and a-spring connected to said head :board for assisting the initial folding and unfolding action of the bed and for folding and unfolding said head board.

A folding bed comprisingfdnr sections and a frame member pivoted together, the

frame member being pivotalily mounted, the sections being so arranged that when folded the frame member entendsdownwardly, the

next two sections rearwardly, vthe next secranged so that said frame members swing:

into a downwardly extending vertical position. the next two sections into a horizontal i position rearwardly 0f said frame members,

the next section into vertical position from V the rearmos't horizontallysw ung section, the.

next sections into horizontal positionforwardly of said vertical-lyswung section, and the tail board backwardly upon the forward end section, whereby the bed is folded.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE STACKH'OUSE. 

